For most of his adult life, Mark Carney has thrived in a world where facts matter and logical arguments can suffice.
But Canada’s prime minister, who until this week had never held elected office, now enters a domain in which personal slights, ambition and ego often hold more sway than truth or reason. And Carney, who dealt with politicians, some hostile, as a central banker, has now become one, occupying a role in which he’s all but guaranteed to disappoint someone.
On Monday, Carney led Canada’s Liberal party to a victory that only months ago few would have thought possible. Running as the candidate best-equipped to defend Canada’s sovereignty against Donald Trump, he emerged with a minority government.
